Me and several other neighbors in this area have been reporting this to APD for months but APD have been ignoring the problem. Apparently APD no longer enforce the law in Alameda, which is why crime is going up on the island and we're seeing all these encampments springing up everywhere. Things will only continue getting worse as APD continues not enforcing laws and taking their jobs less and less seriously

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